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The victim has been confirmed to be a third party (contractor) who did not follow laid down safety guidelines in executing the task. He was expected to have taken a permit to work on that line which would have led to the line being de-energized (isolated)- free of current flow) before commencement of task.

This would have made it safe for him to work without sustaining any accident.

Instead,he circumvented that safety procedure by going ahead to work without being granted the permit. This is the root cause of the incident.

I tend to have a different view to the headline caption. Recently( over the past few months),I have observed how well kitted and safe the staff of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company carry out their activities. The reason I mentioned the name of the company is because I presume the company's operations covers the area (Ikeja) where this sad incident occurred.

I stay in Shomolu which is also under their network and have been rather impressed and surprised at how the staff have been conducting themselves lately when they come around to carry out repair works or disconnect defaulting customers.

I am of the belief that the victim might not be a staff as I have once witnessed one of their field supervisors barking orders to his colleagues ensuring they carry out their task in a safe manner.

This could simply be a clear case of a third party, vandal or even a contractor not following safety rules.